VERBAL REASONING: PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.
11. CONTINENT : WORLD
(A) teacher : classroom
(B) class : school
(C) cogent : powerful
(D) apple : fruit
(A) teacher : classroom
(B) class : school
(C) cogent : powerful
(D) apple : fruit
12. YAWN : BOREDOM
(A) walk : run
(B) apple : fruit
(C) smile : amusement
(D) tiger : carnivorous
(A) walk : run
(B) apple : fruit
(C) smile : amusement
(D) tiger : carnivorous
13. BAT : CRICKET
(A) hockey : stick
(B) football : soccer
(C) court : tennis
(D) rugby : sports
(A) hockey : stick
(B) football : soccer
(C) court : tennis
(D) rugby : sports
14. GAGGLE : GEESE
(A) class : school
(B) fish : pond
(C) tiger : jungle
(D) swarm : bees
(A) class : school
(B) fish : pond
(C) tiger : jungle
(D) swarm : bees
15. OBSERVE : SCRUTINIZE
(A) fond : doting
(B) running : eating
(C) point : location
(D) east : direction
(A) fond : doting
(B) running : eating
(C) point : location
(D) east : direction
ANSWERS: NTS VERBAL PRACTICE
11(B) 12(C) 13(B) 14(D) 15(A)
11(B) 12(C) 13(B) 14(D) 15(A)
EXPLANATION
11. (B) World is made up of continents, as school is made up of classes.
12. (C) Yawn is a sign of boredom, as smile is a sign of amusement.
13. (B) Bat is used to play cricket, as football is used to play soccer.
14. (D) Gaggle is a group of geese, as swarm is a group of bees.
15. (A) Scrutinize means to examine/look carefully. So, scrutinize is the higher degree of observe, as doting (an extreme love for sb/sth) is the higher degree of fond (love for sb/sth).
12. (C) Yawn is a sign of boredom, as smile is a sign of amusement.
13. (B) Bat is used to play cricket, as football is used to play soccer.
14. (D) Gaggle is a group of geese, as swarm is a group of bees.
15. (A) Scrutinize means to examine/look carefully. So, scrutinize is the higher degree of observe, as doting (an extreme love for sb/sth) is the higher degree of fond (love for sb/sth).